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1: The Pokémon Company Wins $15 Million Copyright Lawsuit Against Game That Copied Pokémon Characters
First off today, Ryan Dinsdale at IGN reports that The Pokémon Company has secured a $15 million judgment against a Chinese company whose mobile game Pocket Monster Reissue used various Pokémon characters.
The Pokémon Company filed the lawsuit in late 2022 in a court in China. It claimed that the company used Pokémon characters in the game and in promotional material, including an unaltered Pikachu in its icon.
The court ruled that Pocket Monster Reissue infringed on The Pokémon Company’s copyright, handing down a 107 million Chinese yuan ($15 million) judgment. However, Pocket Monster Reissue has reportedly made $42 million yearly since its launch. The court also ruled against three other defendants, who are appealing their liability.
2: Anycolor and Vox Akuma Apologize for Copyright Infringement Claims
Next up today, Jenni Lada at Siliconera reports that the entertainment company Anycolor, along with Vtubner Vox Akuma, have apologized to Claynosaurz, another entertainment company, over mistaken takedowns of Claynosaurz content on YouTube and social media.
According to the apologies, they mistook music from Claynosaurz’ Mountain Whales video for music from their film The Demon Hungers. As such, they filed takedowns against the video, ordering it removed from multiple platforms.
However, they now admit that the takedowns were in error. Both parties apologized on X (formerly Twitter) and requested the video be restored.
3:More ISPs Support Cox in Copyright Infringement Battle
Finally today, Sara Winegardner at Cablefax reports that internet service providers are filing briefs with the United States Supreme Court, asking it to take up a case against Cox Communications.
Various music companies originally filed the lawsuit and accused Cox of failing to take adequate steps to prevent piracy on its network. In 2019, a jury found Cox Communications liable for $1 billion in damages. That verdict was partially overturned on appeal, setting the stage for a new trial on damages alone.
However, Cox is now petitioning the Supreme Court to hear the case in hopes of overturning the rest of the decision. In that effort, they are being joined by Altice USA, Frontier Communications, Lumen Technologies, and Verizon, who jointly submitted a brief with the court asking it to take up the case. They claim that, if allowed to stand, it could be burdensome to ISPs and result in more users losing internet access.
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